Packing Classrooms

Dear Elementary and Middle School Staff, 

Our transition planning is fully underway!  As moving draws closer, we wanted to update you around some of the plans for moving items.  Barton Malow and Palmer Moving Services will be coordinating the packing and moving of belongings. Here are some important updates: 

• Boxes, tape, and packing paper have been delivered to buildings and will be distributed.
• A color labeling system will be utilized and shared when finalized. Until labels are available, marking the boxes with your name and contents is recommended. 
• Once staffing placements are finalized, the color labeling system will be distributed so boxes are transported to the correct building location.
• Staff members are expected to pack their entire classroom. 
• Palmer Moving Services will be moving all items - staff members are not to move their own boxes.
• Moving will begin Saturday, June 17, 2023.

District-owned items:

• Curriculum inventory spreadsheets and directions for their organization will be shared following spring break for reference.
• Items should be labeled and marked (ie. Third Grade Math Materials.)
• Curricular materials/district resources will not follow a particular teacher, but rather remain with the building to which they have been originally assigned. For example, science supplies at EHMS may move to NHMS, even if that particular science teacher is moving to SHMS.

Personal items:

• Personal items should be labeled with your last name, and include the label designated for your assigned building.
• Boxes containing personal items are the only boxes that will follow the employee. 
• Please use this opportunity to reduce the volume of personal items in your classroom.

Technology:

• Staff members should only take home district laptops and any personally owned technology (wireless mice, bluetooth speakers, etc.).
• All other technology will be removed from the classroom by IT staff and inventoried. Classroom technology setups may change for Fall 2023 depending on building and grade level.
• Files saved on desktop computers will need to be moved to Google Drive, NAS folders, or personal storage devices. Staff will likely NOT have the same desktop computer in the fall and any files saved locally will not be available.

Representatives from Barton Malow will visit each building throughout April to answer questions and provide more detailed packing instructions and timelines. Following this meeting, if you have questions specific to Palmer Moving Services, please provide them in this Palmer Moving Company feedback form. The moving company will gather these questions and share back pertinent information with the district, rather than to individuals.  

We understand moving can be stressful for many of our team members, and hope this update will provide some information to help you feel more knowledgeable about the upcoming process. There are always hiccups with moving entire buildings and classrooms, and we appreciate your patience. We are working hard to make this as smooth of a process as possible.